Benjamin Franklin

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Benjamin Franklin

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
Death: March 17, 1727 (76)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Franklin and Jane Franklin
Husband of Hannah Franklin
Father of Samuel Franklin; Benjamin Franklin; Jane Franklin; John Franklin, (Sr.); Elizabeth Franklin and 5 others
Brother of Mary Bullock Angell; Thomas Franklin; Samuel Franklin; Henry Franklin; John Franklin and 10 others
Half brother of John Franklin

Occupation: London silk dryer
Managed by: Timothy Paul Franklin
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About Benjamin Franklin

(The Elder) The uncle after whom Benjamin Franklin was named; London silk dryer; came to boston in 1715, widowed, and having lost 9 of his 10 children; lived for 4 years with his youngest brothers Josiah's family.

Sources

  1. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life By Walter Isaacson. Page 496. "Benjamin Franklin "the elder," (1650-1727). "The brother of Franklin's father Josiah. Encouraged his nephew (unsuccessfully) in poetry and preaching and came to live in Boston in 1715 as a retired widower.".
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Benjamin Franklin's Timeline

1650
March 20, 1650
Ecton, Northamptonshire, England
1684
October 15, 1684
Goodmansfield, London, England
1686
August 6, 1686
Christchurch Par, Southwark, London, England
1687
September 14, 1687
Christchurch Par, Southwark, London, England
1689
November 13, 1689
Christchurch Par, Southwark, London, England
1692
August 31, 1692
Christchurch Par, Southwark, London, England
1694
October 27, 1694
Christchurch Par, Southwark, London, England
1699
April 8, 1699
Christchurch Par, Southwark, London, England
1700
January 27, 1700
St Ann Parish, London, England